| Title: |
Reminiscences of Lee Strasberg
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP88-A126
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Childhood in Austria; immigration to United States; amateur theatrical experiences; influence of Constantin Stanislavsky and others on career; early professional acting; founding of Group Theater with Cheryl Crawford and Harold Clurman; role as director, productions, decision to leave Group Theater; inefficiency of American theater, comparison with British theater.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 142 leaves, Tape: 3 reels
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1984. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Microfiche copy available for purchase. (Columbia University oral history collection, part V, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1980 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Strasberg, Lee, 1901-1982
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1901
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| Speaker occupation: |
Theatrical producer director
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| Age at speaking: |
79
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| Document date: |
1980
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| Interviewer: |
Jessup, Frederick Peterson
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Acting; Oral history; Theater--Production and direction
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Stanislavsky method; Stanislavsky, Constantin, 1863-1938; Strasberg, Lee, 1901-1982; Theatrical producers and directors
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0019085-14528
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